J U D G M E N T

J.B. PARDIWALA, J. :-

For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts:

A. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT ........................... 4 B. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT NO. 1 (ORIGINAL ACCUSED) ............................................................................. 7 C. VIEWS OF DIFFERENT HIGH COURTS ON THE ISSUE IN QUESTION ................................................................................................. 10 D. ANALYSIS .................................................................................................. 25 i. Evolution of the concept of anticipatory bail ....................................... 25 ii. Whether a person, while in custody for a particular offence, can have a “reason to believe” that he may be arrested in relation to some other non-bailable offence? .................................................................... 44 iii. Illustrative Examples .............................................................................. 63 E. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................... 65

1. A short question of general publi